| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 52-898 |
| Alternate Serial: | 52-0898 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter (367) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter (367) |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter |
| C/n (msn): | 16592 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Rantoul - National Aviation Center / Frank Elliott FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Illinois, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: TIP Other: - |
| Collection: | Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum |
| Photo Date: | 22 July 2006 |
| Photo by: | Ralph M. Pettersen |
| Photo ID: | 10803 |
| Photo Comment |
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This old girl serves as the gate guard at the Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum. The museum closed in November 2015 and the C-97 and C-133 were offered for scrap at government auction in September 2017. This photo is copyright © Ralph M. Pettersen, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 20 September 2017, and has since been viewed 328 times. |